SR OCC THERAPIST PH

Covenant Health•Louisville, TN

About The Position

Senior Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapy Full Time, 80 Hours per pay period, Day Shift Peninsula Overview: Peninsula Behavioral Health, a division of Parkwest Medical Center and part of Covenant Health, is a leading provider of mental health services in East Tennessee. With decades of experience, Peninsula offers compassionate, evidence-based care for children, adolescents, and adults through inpatient and outpatient programs across multiple counties. From psychiatric treatment and therapy to specialized senior care, Peninsula is committed to helping individuals overcome mental health challenges and live healthy, productive lives. To learn more about Peninsula Behavioral Health and our units, visit Peninsula Behavioral Health Opportunities. Position Summary: Under general supervision; plans, evaluates, and implements treatment programs for behavioral health patients. Responsible for additional job responsibilities which may include: program development, coordination of therapeutic programming program, clinical coordination of students, scheduling of supportive staff and coordinating continuing education requirements.

Requirements

None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.
Two (2) years of experience with at least one (1) year experience in the specialty area.
Must have and maintain Tennessee Occupational Therapy license. CPR required.

Responsibilities

Independent clinical practice - including evaluation and specialized treatment of patients
Oversees therapeutic programming across the facility, including program content, structure and adherence. Coordinates with clinical services, nursing, and medical staff as needed.
Develops and conducts patient groups
Attends treatment teams, makes care recommendations, and sets goals in accordance with patient needs and evidence based practice.
Performs individual patient evaluations and as indicated, establishes treatment plans, makes recommendations, and sets goals in accordance with patient needs and evidence based practice.
Involves patient and family in treatment, education and goal setting if individual occupational therapy evaluation and treatment is indicated. Coordinates with other medical personnel regarding patient’s progress, needs and discharge planning.
Demonstrates knowledge and competency including providing for age-specific needs of the population served.
Serves as a resource person for staff on an ongoing basis.
Provides 4 hours education/mentorship time per year. This includes: Peer counseling/Mentorship of therapy and nursing staff Community lectures/Volunteer In-services/Case studies/Educational boards
Participates in development, implementation and evaluation of standards of care and evidence based This includes: Evidence based interventions Clinical outcomes analysis and communication to team New policy development Performance Improvement activities
Supervises Occupational Therapy Assistants (OTA’s) when employed in the facility.
Maintains and updates patient documentation in accordance with professional, departmental, organizational, and payer guidelines and timeframes. Maintains established targets for compliance with chart audits.
Meets established targets for performance measures.
Demonstrates leadership including but not limited to: Participates in development and implementation of new and current programs. Participates in training, orientation, and supervision of support staff. Participates in orientation of new licensed staff. Acts as Clinical Instructor for at least one student per year as available. Participates in peer evaluations for competency assessment. Assists with continuing education courses hosted by Covenant Health. Participates in professional organization/meetings (TOTA, AOTA). Volunteers for Covenant Health activities such as the marathon, golf tournament, employee education, Artsclamation!, community events, etc.
Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as
Performs other duties as assigned.